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Staying Home To Save Money, But Still Spending On Delivery

This is a relatable humor meme that jokes about a common modern habit. The top text sets up the premise: the person decides to stay home in order to avoid spending any money. The left panel shows the person lying in bed under blankets, browsing on their smartphone while staying home. The right side shows the result of staying in: top right has food delivery bags including a McDonald's bag left at the front door, bottom right has a large pile of Amazon online shopping boxes delivered to the home. The joke is that staying home doesn't actually save money, because people just end up ordering delivery and online shopping to their door instead of going out to spend.
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Me: I'm staying in the house so I dont spend any money
Me in the house:

Overview

This is a relatable humor meme that jokes about a common modern habit. The top text sets up the premise: the person decides to stay home in order to avoid spending any money. The left panel shows the person lying in bed under blankets, browsing on their smartphone while staying home. The right side shows the result of staying in: top right has food delivery bags including a McDonald's bag left at the front door, bottom right has a large pile of Amazon online shopping boxes delivered to the home. The joke is that staying home doesn't actually save money, because people just end up ordering delivery and online shopping to their door instead of going out to spend.

Origin notes

This meme originates from the WholesomeMeme community on X.com (formerly Twitter), as provided in the source information. It is a widely relatable meme about modern spending habits that has been reposted across multiple social media platforms.

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